Bosch RA1054 Deluxe Router Guide

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Built very well. Easy to install. Since the height of the guide is greater than 3/4", it is difficult to route a 3/4" piece resting flat on a table. However that can be worked around. The precision adjustment had some backlash as well but I would seldom adjust in and out on the same work piece. I highly recommend.

This is a solid accurate unit which covers many applications that otherwise would require going to the table. Concerns about fixing the pivot pin on certain hard surfaces are solved by using a good adhesive tape.

It's one sturdy accessory that does what it is designed for, BUT the circle cutter is of limited design. The pivot pin, around which the router swings to cut a circle, must be anchored on the material with tape. That's fine for leaving the material's surface unblemished, but I found no tape that would actually keep the pivot pin in place. There needs to be included an additional kind of pivot pin as well, one that is a metal point that can be placed in a hold drilled at the center of the circle. This would not slip. Not all circles need to be blemish free after all.

I just ventured into the world of routers to reproduce some trim pieces on a 100 year old lemon I own.This table is fantastic mated with the 2.25hp Bosch router. Flawless cuts, was very easy to gain a handle on operation and quick adjustments. I plan on building a workbench so this table can sit flush with the main work surface for longer run pieces and more easy control of larger pieces etc.

Have not used it yet but this guide has a look and feel of quality. Appears to have the utility I was looking for and after reading the manual it looks to be easy to use. Looking forward to putting it into action.

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Do you know the spacing between the two rods on the Bosch router guide? It appears they slide into holes drilled through the base of the router. I ask this because I have the plunge base for my DeWalt 611 Compact Router, and it has holes drilled for a similar sort of router guide. It is a tease to have the holes in the DeWalt base, but no accessory router guide available from DeWalt at the present time to fit into them. Only their DNP618 edge guide, which has only a 5-inch reach, instead of 8+ inches with the Bosch router guide.

BEST ANSWER:The guide does indeed slide into holes in the base where each is anchored with a thumb screw.A question to you…is it not possible to replace the rods in your guide with longer rods, even if they needed to be machined in a metal shop? I wonder?Anywayout side of rod to outside of rod is 4.31”…about 109.3mmrods are a scant 3/8”….371”…about 9.4mmand inside to inside they are about 3.579” or 90.9mmThey are quite rigid and won/t offer much leeway when the guide frame is close to the router, maybe only a few thousands of an inch.cpo is a great company and it would be worth a phone call to them and ask about their return policy…just in case it is a you decide to try it and it doesn’t quite fit. Like I say, it will need to be about a perfect fit because the Bosch guide is extremely rigid and precise leaving very little leeway, if any, anywhere. Probably why 1/256” (0.1mm) is a quite easy adjustment, 1/512” is easy to read on the dial, but does vary slightly each time I adjust it. In other words, the thing is insanely accurate which leaves very little room for errors in the router base plate. If its close (.020” or something less) it would worth a try in my opinion.Best to you and have a save 4th.

BEST ANSWER:The guide does indeed slide into holes in the base where each is anchored with a thumb screw.A question to you…is it not possible to replace the rods in your guide with longer rods, even if they needed to be machined in a metal shop? I wonder?Anywayout side of rod to outside of rod is 4.31”…about 109.3mmrods are a scant 3/8”….371”…about 9.4mmand inside to inside they are about 3.579” or 90.9mmThey are quite rigid and won/t offer much leeway when the guide frame is close to the router, maybe only a few thousands of an inch.cpo is a great company and it would be worth a phone call to them and ask about their return policy…just in case it is a you decide to try it and it doesn’t quite fit. Like I say, it will need to be about a perfect fit because the Bosch guide is extremely rigid and precise leaving very little leeway, if any, anywhere. Probably why 1/256” (0.1mm) is a quite easy adjustment, 1/512” is easy to read on the dial, but does vary slightly each time I adjust it. In other words, the thing is insanely accurate which leaves very little room for errors in the router base plate. If its close (.020” or something less) it would worth a try in my opinion.Best to you and have a save 4th.

I find it odd that CPO and/or Bosch did not respond themselves.Nonetheless, I made some measurements for you. First, I used my digitalcaliper. Those results seemed strange, so I re-measured with a square.1) The Bosch is a very well made precision tool. Just like the router itattaches to.2) The pipes seem to be 3/8" diameter. I would imagine that you couldsimply buy longer pipes for your DeWalt if reach was your main issue.3) The spacing between pipe centers seems off to me. It is 1/16" less than4" (which I would have guessed was what it should have been).I hope this helps you in some way.Les Orr

The two rods do slide into two holes in the base of the Bosch Router. Imeasured the distance between the inside face of the two rods and thediameter of the rods.- data belowI measured the distance between the two round guides= ~90 mmI measured the diameter of the round guides = ~7.3 mmRegardsJoe Goldstein***.****land line

This is the DeWalt Precision Router fence for use with the plunge base.dewalt-dw6913-universal-edge-guide-with-dust-collectionIt claims to work on the fixed base too but I haven't used it for that.It's nice and smaller than the Bosch guide. The Bosch guide is a littleeasier to use but it is too large "AS I RECALL" for use on a compact router.

The rod distance center to center is four (4) inches. It will fit severalBosch routers, but no Skill, (also made by Bosch) that I'm aware of. Sorrybut I'm not that familiar with DeWalt's 611 Compact Router.

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